In this episode, Rich and Andrew Jernigan discuss:

• The impact of global experiences on personal and professional growth
• How mentorship and deep connections shape the course of a life
• The role of intentionality in fostering meaningful relationships
• Balancing career ambitions with the importance of being present
• The value of slowing down and eliminating unnecessary urgency

Key Takeaways:

• A single act of kindness can transform someone’s future. Extending help to others, even in small ways, has ripple effects that often go beyond what we can see.
• "We have so many ways to message, to communicate, whether it's text or Slack or WhatsApp. We're not missing the method. We're missing the moment a lot of times." In a world of constant connection, the true challenge is being present.
• Fear of inconvenience shouldn’t stop meaningful action. The people we meet unexpectedly may end up becoming the relationships that change everything.
• Time is the one resource that can’t be regained. Choosing how to spend it—on people, growth, and moments that truly matter—is one of the most important decisions anyone can make.
• “Hurry is my enemy.” Rushing through life leads to missed opportunities, fractured relationships, and an inability to truly appreciate what’s in front of us. Slowing down is an act of wisdom.

"The things that happen in our life, the connections that we make, it's so crucial. Because we're giving into other people, and in that process, we learn we receive so much as we pour into others, pull the gold out of other people." — Andrew Jernigan

About Andrew Jernigan:

As co-founder and CEO of Insured Nomads, an early-stage company disrupting the way insurance is delivered for the modern company with a distributed team or multinational presence. Andrew stands dead center at the intersection of insurance and travel risk management, innovation, and building a delivery model for travel and global health insurance that will serve as the standard for the future of work through the application of insurtech, fintech, and traveltech. Passionate about protecting people around the world, Andrew is hyper-focused on building a new benefit model, so that modern employer travelers, ex-pats, and digital nomads can explore the world freely and work within it with increased well-being and peace of mind.

Andrew’s extensive experience in the healthcare, insurance, and banking industries locally, regionally, and globally, and his early adoption of expatriate/nomadic life, has provided him with the unique experiences and perspective to break boundaries through the merging of technology with humanity. Having volunteered, traveled, and lived on several continents, he learned first-hand that insurance had to evolve to provide relevant, trustworthy, and intuitive, person-centered services that world travelers and remote workers needed as remote work increasingly became normalized and expected.

Andrew is a graduate of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, married to co-founder Juliana Jernigan, of which they share three young adults. In addition to serving as CEO, Andrew is also a Strategic Advisor for Shap, and Share Hope International, a fellow with Travel Tech Executive Fellowship and On Deck (ODS3), and co-host of the popular podcast, The New Nomad.

Connect with Andrew Jernigan:

Website: https://insurednomads.com

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andrewjernigan | https://linkedin.com/company/insurednomads

X: https://x.com/andrewjernigan | https://x.com/insurednomads

Facebook: https://facebook.com/andrewjernigan | https://facebook.com/theinsurednomads

Instagram: https://instagram.com/insurednomads

Connect with Rich Woo:

Website: www.catalyst.nm.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/richwoo/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rich_woo/?hl=en

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Email: [email protected]